Olympus E-600 vs Sony W730

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-600 and Sony W730, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and W730 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The E-600 was brought out 4 years before the W730 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-600 matches up versus the W730 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 features physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony W730 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-600 and Sony W730 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-600 and the W730.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and W730 is 71 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading through technical specs. The picture below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and W730.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-600 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W730 will resolve greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.